The Mets' Matt Harvey throws a pitch in the first inning Tuesday in the All-Star Game at Citi Field. He pitched two scoreless innings for the National League.

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Matt Harvey had just plunked Robinson Cano in one of those tabloid-turning New York moments this All-Star Game will be remembered for. Next up was Miguel Cabrera, the reigning MVP and AL triple-crown winner, with two on and no out. The young Mets ace found himself conflicted by a tinge of remorse as he attempted to confront the game's very best.

Although just 24, Harvey is not one to run from a challenge, so he didn't. He struck out Cabrera on a nasty slider, retired AL home run leader Chris Davis on a fly out and escaped the jam on another slider that ran away from Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista.